Continents: Africa
VoltaViewAfrica – Solar-powered Ferry: suneferry (The Gambia)
Who, What & Where VoltaViewAfrica suneferry The Gambia The Challenge The 400-kilometer-long Gambia River is a major obstacle to north-south transportation along the West African coast. Apart from the only ferry connection between Banjul and Barra, there is only one […]
VoltaViewAfrica – Solar power for the Watoto wa Africa orphanage (Tanzania)
Who, What & Where VoltaViewAfrica The Watoto wa Africa Orphanage Tanzania The Challenge The Watoto Wa Africa orphanage in Mwanza/Tanzania is an institution in great need, as it has no or only irregular electricity and no drinking water. Its only […]
VoltaViewAfrica – School project (Kaolack/Senegal)
Who, What & Where VoltaViewAfrica School project in Kaolack/Senegal Senegal The Challenge The Brusch & Ritscher Foundation enables the construction of a school centre in Kaolack/Senegal, resulting from a school and town partnership between the Lower Saxony town of Osterode […]
GadgetroniX – Groundbreaking portable solar power system (Tanzania)
Who, What & Where GadgetroniX Supply and installation of solar panels, solar water pumps, and Grundfos inverters Oikos East Africa – Kiteto and Simanjiro districts of the Manyara Region, Tanzania The Company GadgetroniX is a leading distributor of globally renowned […]
Catalysing DRE market development for sustainable electricity access in Nigeria
Nigeria leads the top 20 countries worldwide having the largest energy access deficits with the biggest unserved population of 88.5 million (59.5% access to electricity rate). Despite government interventions over the years, electrification efforts have failed to bridge the access […]
ARE Annual Report 2023
Building on the achievements and constructive changes, including the expansion of ARE’s activities, membership, and collaborations, 2023 marked growth and progress at ARE. Currently, 675 million people worldwide lack access to electricity, and the International Energy Agency identifies DRE solutions […]
CAGE Technologies – Powering communities with plug-and-play small-scale bio-generation system
Who, What & Where CAGE Technologies, Sistema Biobolsa, EP Barrus and Sutton Power 30m3 biogas digesters and 5x6kW biogas generators The project is located in Kenya and was completed in March 2022 Company ARE Member CAGE Technologies has developed a […]
Accelerating private sector investments in green mini-grids: key takeaways from the ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2023
This report presents an overview of the Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) mini-grids sector in Africa, highlighting its potential to meet the continent’s electricity access challenge.
TFE – Renewable energy for African agriculture
Description Location of project: Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Completion date: January 2024 The Company About TFE: Based in Cape Town, TFE is a specialised distributed renewable energy (DRE) market intelligence and finance consultancy. We bring a combined 30 years of […]
Renewable energy for remote communities: A guidebook for off-grid projects
As of 2021, 675 million people worldwide had no access to electricity. In order to achieve the objectives of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, and accelerate efforts to deliver universal access to modern energy across the globe, it is […]